The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-21
Miscellaneous Notes.

Miscellaneous Notes.
contract to extend the Denver & Rio Grande
road from Red Cliff to Genwood Springs by
Aug l has been let at 81, 600, 900.
A railroad from BIRMINGHAM Ala, to Kansas
City is projected. 1t will bring the latter place
twenty-four to thirty-six hours nearer the sea-
board and open new markets to 1t.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin thinks the
Fltchburg will seek lease of the West Shore
from the New York Central, now that the Fitch
burg has secured the Hoosac Tunnel.
The Chicago Burlington & Northern will ex-
tend Its road from Galena, ILL.,, TO Shullsburg.
Wis, forming junction with the Monroe
branch Of the St Paul, according to well-authen-
tcated reports
The Boston & Albany Railroad Company now
have four locomotives fitted for using the Martin
Antifre Car heating Company's system, which
has given such satisfaction on the trains on
which it has been tried.
The Boston & Albany road has under consid-
Grafton the purchase Of twenty-five new giant
locomotives" and the REQ rganization of its line
into two divisions instead of four as at present.
This would mean a reduction of its freight train
men and longer runs for those retained.
Friends of the Canadian Pacific say they don't
see how the interstate bill can help giving that
company good deal of new business at paying
rates. Foreign houses say that London is fully
alive to the Importance OF the interstate bill to
Canadian roads, and there were rumors that a
pool had already been formed to buy Canadian
Pacific
Bradstreet shows that while for three years
past the bonded debt of the granger roads show
the largest relative increase, the earnings In
proportion to mileage show decrease On the
other hand. the central western and eastern
roads exhibit an improvement in earnings, as
compared with mileage, much larger in proper
ton than the additions to their capital account.
The Boston Advertiser says: 1.-THE Boston Jour
nal finds fault with the Advertiser because we on
pose this illogical and dangerous measure, the
Interstate commerce BILL and at the same time
criticize such monopolies the Standard Oil
Company. But to adopt the severe SHORTHAND
and anti pooling clauses of this Cullom- Reagan
bill for the sake of assailing the Standard Oil
Company would be like burning ones house ia
free it from rats
In tzs year 1856 the Manitoba built 400 miles
of new road, graded $50 miles more for the rails
next season, built an elevator at Duluth with ca
pacity for /. $50, 900 bushels of wheat and sold
S. 900, 600 Of bonds for 1887 construction. Con-
gress has just granted this company the right of
way for $50 miles through the Indian reserva-
ton in northern Montana, where about d 900 In
dams are occupying "a 900 GOO acres of land, and
next season the Manitoba trains will be running
into Helena i, $50 miles from st. Paul by way
of Grand Forks
The Boston Journal, in commenting upon the
! interstate commerce bill, says s.In the second
| section Of the bill, which prohibits rebates and
| other discrimination, there is nothing which car
| tell against Boston in favor of New York or any
other port. 1t can make no difference in the
differental rates existing between the different
ports Nor will reasonable construction of
| the section prevent rebate on grain or pro
| visions brought to Boston for export, for dis
Grimm alton Is forbidden only in doing like ant
contemporaneous service in the Transportation
of like k ind of traffic under substantially SINH
| lar circumstances and conditions